The lawmaker representing Buruku Federal Constituency, Benue State, Honourable Orker Jev, has appealed to the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, to extend his peace campaign to Benue, Nasarawa states and other parts of the country affected by the Fulani herdsmen/farmers’ crisis. He said the people of Benue State had lived peacefully with the Fulanis for several years, but expressed surprise why the latter suddenly started attacks on their host. “The Sultan has been making proclamations about wanting peace of the North and the country. If those are not mere proclamations, I think this is the time to stand up to be counted as somebody who wants peace. You come most times in the dead of the night to attack them and run back and you talk about clashes.

Source: Nigerian Tribune January 13, 2018 01:26 UTC